Muslim three-wheeler driver beaten to death in Akkaraippattu

[TamilNet, Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:00 GMT]Police in Akkaraippattu Friday morning recovered the dead body of a 27-year-old Muslim person, beaten to death at Periyavaaykkaal in Aalangku'lam, a Tamil area in Akkaraippattu police division. Three persons had hired him for a three-wheeler trip, Thursday night, Police said. Tension prevailed in Aalangku'lam following the episode.

The victim's relatives located the dead body when they went searching for him and informed the police.

Police in Akkaraippattu is conducting investigations into the killing.